Quote Originally Posted by smokinbuds21
well i have basicly the same set up as you i am using 6 cfl's that are all 150 watt replacements witch make them 42 watt lights basicly sence there soo low on amps all you have to do is add all the lights to gether and see how many amps your braker is most likely a 15 amp add all the amps together and three you go

personaly i think you could put atleast 20 lights on one circuit

wire size i would go with size 10/2 its thicker than 12 or even 14 your probley using 12 awg wire drop it down a size so your wire dosent over heat witch also i dont think but safe then sorry!!

i also use cfl's for flowering it works fine

goto home depot and they got the big cfl's 2600 lumens each thats really good light i tell you this everyday my plants grow atleast a half inch!!!

low on heat and low on power and very bright i have six and when i look in my grow box and then walk around the house im freakin blind for 5 min after walking outa there

how many lights do you wanna hook up how many plants are you growing?

i dont have it set up yet im about to start a cabinet grow in a wardrobe. i figured three shelves, one for mums and clones, and two flowering chambers, mini mini SOG one plant every 4in sq to take the most advantage of the space of the wordrobe and light from cfl's.

i frequent visits to home depot and i saw they have a 8 dollar two pack of cfls they give off 1500 lumens each. ill probably string up about 16 of those, secure them in rows spaced evenly with the dimensions of the shelf, make one big reflector to go above them and cut a peice of acrylic or plexy glass or something to go on the bottom to creat one big CFL fixture with a heat shield so i can put em real real close :stoned:

is 12 the standard lamp wire that most small home appliances/accessories use? thats the one i used before and thats the one i planned on using but if 10/2 could be more safe then ill use that... what does that one look like?

thx for the help people i feel alot better about the setup ill be making.

much love

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